Ancient Asteroids Discovered
Way back in the beginning of the solar system, about 4.5 billion years ago, the first materials began to condense…
Biggest Ever Cosmic Explosion Observed 7.5 Billion Light Years Away
A record-breaking gamma ray burst was observed yesterday (March 19th) by NASA's Swift satellite. After red-shift observations were analysed, astronomers…
Could Cosmic Rays Influence Global Warming?
The idea goes like this: Cosmic rays, originating from outside the Solar System, hit the Earth's atmosphere. In doing so…
Salt Deposits on Mars Might Be the Right Place to Search for Life
Researchers announced today that they have discovered large salt deposits on the surface of Mars. These deposits point to places…
Carnival of Space #46
This week, the Carnival of Space is Riding with Robots on the High Frontier. Witness the discoveries coming from the…
Underground Oceans Discovered on Titan
With each flyby, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has been building up the case that there are lakes and seas of liquid…
Podcast: Craters
Pamela's attending the 39th Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference, and you know what that means: the Moon… and planets! When…
ATV Jules Verne Reaches “Parking Orbit” 2000km from ISS
Peering across 2000 km of space, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), "Jules Verne", leads the orbit of the International Space…
Gravity Waves in the Atmosphere can Energize Tornados (Video)
Gravity waves are global events. Much like the ripples on a massive pond, these large-scale waves can propagate from an…
Geologist Finds a Meteorite Crater in Google Earth
Want to discover an impact crater, and even get it named after you? All you've got to do is spend…